IAN LAVERY MP warns that decades of neoliberal policies have left former industrial communities behind — but a renewed Labour commitment to working people could change the political landscape
We need action on student rent, not vague comments from the Tories
After asking the Universities Minister about the possibility for student rent caps, BERNADETTE HORTON writes about the absurd cost of living
Protesters march through central London in protest over the high cost of education
PAOLO SANTALUCIA reports on how an Italian region defies US pressure to end a Cuban doctors programme
HENRY FOWLER outlines the GFTU’s new 2026-27 education programme and argues that investing in trade union education is essential to building worker power, developing leaders and strengthening collective action
We need a government that invests in saving lives not destroying them, argues SOPHIE BOLT
More expensive by weight than gold, saffron is surprisingly simple to grow. MAT COWARD explains
The public inquiry is the result of more than a decade of determined campaigning. Now, those who fought for justice want the full story of government involvement and police conduct to be told, says KATE FLANNERY
The Durham Miners’ Gala is a celebration of working-class culture, but also a call to action — to rebuild workers’ collective strength, says KIM JOHNSON MP
FOR THOSE of us old enough to remember the classic TV shows Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister — where the civil servants ruled on exactly what the ministers said, did, thought and wore in public — I can now add my own modern-day version which, in my opinion, would make an ideal political comedy.
I am set to go to university in September, aged 51. A lifetime of bringing up kids, caring and housework is now about to be set aside for a short while to concentrate on my writing.
Indeed this marvellous newspaper has given this female working-class aspiring writer a platform to get into university. So thank you to the Morning Star.
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